The Chinese Bioscience Association (CBA) is a non-profit organization founded in the San Francisco Bay area in 1997. Its mission is to promote education, networking and community building for life science professionals. Since its foundation, CBA has held hundreds of scientific conferences and workshops focusing on emerging trends and cutting-edge technologies in the biotech industry and attracted participants from entrepreneurs, C-level executives, managers, scientists, post-docs and students.

Congratulations to one of our Microbiologists, Purag Chauhan, on obtaining his certification from the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists (NRCM)!

Press release is below:
WASHINGTON, DC—July 26, 2016—Purag K. Chauhan, Microbiologist I, Microbiology and Quality Associates, Concord, CA, is now a Registrant of the National Registry of Certified Microbiologists (NRCM). On June 27, 2016, he became certified as a Registered Microbiologist in Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Microbiology. Mr. Chauhan received his B.S. degree from University of California, Davis. To earn the NRCM credential, Mr. Chauhan first met rigorous educational and experiential eligibility requirements and then passed a comprehensive written examination
attesting to his knowledge and skills in the pharmaceutical and medical device microbiology testing laboratory.
The NRCM is a voluntary certifying body which was founded in 1958 and has certified microbiologists in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and on six continents. The goals of the NRCM are to minimize risk to the public by identifying qualified microbiologists; encourage mastery of microbiological knowledge and skills that contribute to improving the human condition; and foster professional pride and a sense of accomplishment in qualified microbiologists. Employers use NRCM certification to distinguish their company and attest to their employees’ competency.
The American College of Microbiology, a component of ASM’s Professional Practice Committee, is responsible for certification of microbiologists and immunologists, accreditation of postdoctoral training programs, and other programs consistent with its mission of providing leadership in promoting the high quality and ethical practice of the microbiology and immunology professions for the benefits of human, animal, and environmental well-being. For more information about the NRCM, please visit http://www.asm.org/index.php/nrcm-about or contact the NRCM at certification@asmusa.org.

MQA will be exhibiting at BIO this year, taking place June 6-9. Please stop by our booth #5784 and say hello!

The BIO International Convention (BIO) attracts over 15,000 biotechnology and pharma leaders who come together for one week of intensive networking to discover new opportunities and promising partnerships. This event covers a wide spectrum of life science and application areas including drug discovery, biomanufacturing, genomics, biofuels, nanotechnology and cell therapy.

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